Responsibility of Inventions Inventions have shaped the growth of civilization since the beginning of time‚ but can an invention actually do more harm than good? Who is at fault? Should those who came up with the ideas be to blame? In answer to the first question‚ yes. Take gunpowder as an example; gunpowder was first used in China for entertainment‚ such as fireworks (Pyro universe‚ History of fireworks). However‚ when the invention went into the wrong hands‚ it became a weapon‚ which made it
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meant there was no away of getting way with acting like I was sick when I didn’t want to go to school. But when I was sick she was really good at taking care of me. I have a lot of people I look up to‚ but the one person who stands out the most is my mother. She has taught me more things than anybody else I know. Things that I will keep with me for a lifetime. Like how to keep on pushing even though I feel like giving up. She taught me how to be confident and believe in myself and not to let negativity
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Are we losing our Mother-Tongue? It is‚ and it’s getting worse. In an increasingly urbanised India‚ mother-tongues are under siege and facing a sustained attack from the three Ms of migration‚ market and mixed marriages. The mother tongue is the true vehicle of the mother wit. Another medium of speech may bring with it a current of new ideas. But the mother tongue is one in which a man is born. It is through the vernacular that the new conceptions of the mind should press their way to birth in
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Not your grandmothers genealogy Filling out your family tree can be much easier than you think‚ thanks to the modern technologies that have revolutionized the way the work is done. Long gone are the days of hand-writing names and dates‚ or sifting through endless pages on microfilm slides‚ searching for the names of our beloved deceased. The work of finding our family history and story grows easier and easier every day‚ and many lives‚ both here on earth as well as those who have passed on are
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Love‚ Your Only Mother David Michael Kaplan Another postcard from you today‚ Mother‚ and I see by the blurred postmark that you’re in Manning‚ North Dakota now and that you’ve dated the card 1961. In your last card you were in Nebraska‚ and it was 1962; you’ve lost some time‚ I see. I was a little girl‚ nine years old‚ in 1961. You’d left my father and me only two years before. Four months after leaving‚ you sent me—always me‚ never him—your first postcard‚ of a turnpike in the Midwest‚ postmarked
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Difference between Your Mother and Grandmother ‘Grandma’‚ a word which fills you with emotion as soon as you hear it. She is a person who would go over the top to fight for you. Be it her own son‚ or even her soulmate‚ she would fight with anybody to defend you. Even if you’re wrong‚ even if you hurt her‚ she would be good to you no matter what. Your mom‚ for once‚ might hit you‚ scold you‚ but your grandma would never do that. Mothers have the household to look after‚ but you; believe me‚ you mean
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The short story “Love‚ Your Only Mother” by David Michael Kaplan is about a woman who is seemingly writing to her mother who had abandoned her and her father when she was a little girl. This story represents the relationship between a mother and her daughter and that maintaining it is important no matter what other problems in the individual’s life may occur. The woman is writing directly to her mother‚ she is explaining all of her emotions that had happened throughout her life. The woman is unable
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that maintaining ideal weight is a lifestyle change with an appropriate frame in mind. In order to lose and maintain weight‚ people need to undergo a lifestyle change‚ not a short term fix. Choosing the right foods to eat is an essential factor in losing and maintaining proper weight. The best foods are natural. Processed foods often take too long for our bodies to break down‚ causing slow digestion‚ which burns fewer calories. Therefore taking in foods that aid digestion is significant. The perfect
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Losing Weight COM/150 Effective Essay Writing (AXIA) Struggling with the issues of weight loss and living a healthier lifestyle. Losing weight could be a short term goal‚ but the main idea is to eat and maintain a healthier lifestyle. Many Americans struggle with difficulties of weight loss‚ not only losing the weight but keeping it off. Different methods are used for losing weight‚ such as‚ exercise‚ various types of dieting and some medically needed procedures. Even though weight loss is
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11/8/2013 Basic Composition Final Draft 4 Losing Intimacy People yearn for relationships in order to experience intimacies and relate with others. It is in their nature to connect with other people to share emotions to try to‚ ultimately‚ avoid the feeling of being lonely. People desire relationships so they can have someone to share their interests with‚ confide their feelings with‚ and share experiences with. In earlier times‚ relationships primarily involved in-person interactions with one
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